The past week has been full of events. This happened in connection with the war in Ukraine
By: VirgilioNotizie | Published on: 03042022 08:31
there war in Ukraine, which erupted after the invasion of Russia on February 24, does not stop. Between humanitarian corridors threatened by bombing raids and negotiations haunted by the specter of alleged poisoning, the conflict seems to have no end. The past week was also full of events, which we summarize in a picture of the current situation.
March 28: G7 countries refuse to pay for Russian gas in rubles
The week opened with the G7 summit on Russian gas and natural gas Payment in rubles. On March 28, Putin issued provisions to accept the sale of Russian gas only in exchange for payment in Russian currency, while the G7 countries called this imposition “unacceptable.”
The aim of Putin’s actions is to strengthen the Russian currency, which has been severely weakened by Western sanctions, and to effectively circumvent them. Another reason could be the need to fully control the price of gas in order to ensure a significant flow of cash into the Russian coffers, which could thus continue to finance the war in Ukraine.
To end dependence on Russian gas, Italy has signed an agreement with Azerbaijan for 9.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas with longterm contracts.
March 30: Draghi hears Putin
The premiere will take place on Wednesday, March 30th Mario Draghi he had a phone conversation with the Russian President Wladimir Putin. During the phone call, Draghi immediately made his intentions clear: “President Putin, I am calling you to talk about peace,” he said.
Draghi referred to the “armistice’, underscoring Italy’s willingness to contribute to the peace process. For his part, Putin presented a system for paying for gas in rubles, an option which, as we have seen, was initially rejected by the West, Italy.
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March 31: Edy Ongaro killed in Donbass
On Thursday evening, Edy Ongaro, an Italian militiaman fighting alongside Donbass separatists, was killed by an enemy hand grenade.
Edy Ongaro was there Donbass after crimes in Italy. In our country, the militiaman was actually wanted for beating a bartender and attacking a carbine: he was awaiting trial, but lost track and joined the cause of proRussian separatists in Donbass.
April 1: Fire at the oil depot in Belgorod, Russia
On Friday, Russia accused Ukraine of attacking an oil depot in Belgorod, a few kilometers from the Ukrainian border. According to Moscow, two enemy helicopters carried out the attack. This was the first allegation of a Ukrainian raid on Russian territory since the invasion began.
The burning oil depot in Belgorod
News that the Ukrainian army was involved was denied by Kyiv on the same day. However, the President Zelensky He used words some found ambiguous: “I’m sorry, but I’m not speaking of my orders as commander, leader of this state. There are things I only share with the military when they talk to me, he said of the attack on Belgorod.
It is not yet clear what happened, but Lucio Caracciolo, guest of Otto e mezzo on La7, has formulated three hypotheses: Either it was actually an attack by Ukraine, or it was a voluntary act of Ukrainian soldiers disobeying orders, or Russia attacked itself to create an excuse to blow up the peace talks.
April 2: The Pope evaluates a trip to Kyiv
To promote the way of peace, Pope Francis announced that he was considering a trip to the capital of Ukraine. He revealed this to reporters on his way to Malta.
In Malta, Pope Francis then, without naming Putin directly, described the current situation as follows: “And while once again some powerful, sadly caught up in the anachronistic claims of nationalist interests, provoke and foment conflict, ordinary people have need to build a future that will either be together or not”.
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